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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1884)
en $ gattjj gtstovian. ASTOKIA. OREGON: FRIDAY FERKOARY 8. 1R?4 THE EIVEIt MAIL SERVICE. The Portland mail that left that city yesterday morning arrived here at six in the evening. The sim ple statement is sufficient to illur trate how miserably inadequate the service is. The existing state of affairs is just this that as a rule, mail matter is not received until thirty-six hours after it is mailed at the Portland office. This portion of the mail service has not even the merit of being ridiculous, and works a hardship on the entire community. No blame is to be attached to the Portland or Astoria postoffices; the officials do the best they can under the circumstances. The blame rests with the government The O. R. & N. Company do just about what they are paid to do, and naturally take good care to do no mora That cor poration showed last summer that they could get mail down here at 11 o'clock in the morning, if necessary, and the only reason it isn't done is that the sum paid for carrying the mail justifies no better time than the present poky, behind-the-age style from which we daily suffer. The O. R & N. Company get "$6,000 a year to carry the mail from here to Port land and from Portland here. It is worth at least $10,000 more, and the -importance of the route demands that better time be made. Citizens make daily complaint to us concerning this matter. There is but one thing to do, and that, is to make proper representation to the postmaster-general showing the abso lute necessity of expediting the serv ice. There exists no reason why the Portland mail should not be in the hands of Astorians at 12 o'clock, aoon, as the next morning, and it can bo if government has a mind to pay for it. It is like any other luxury, but the prominence of this city justi fies us in making the demand. NEWSPAPER WRITERS. The complaint has gone forth that tho everyday young men of the press, and some of the old ones are "color blind." They miss in their nightly toil that subtle flavor, that graphio quality, that aroma of description, whioh is best labeled "color." While the justice of this complaint is freely admitted by the editorial profession, they claim that outsiders cannot possibly estimate the difficul ties which lie in tho way of securing news writing of uniform descriptive excellence. The man who can write oorreotly, concisely, rapidly and graphically, does not multiply him self to any great extent. The first three of these qualities are indispens able in daily, and indeed periodical work; the latter is certainly very do sirabla But when one has to keep time with his pen to the modulations of the press in the next room, while it runs off the first half of the paper, he does not pause very often or long in the hope of drawing "the aroma of description" from the bottom of his j inkstand, as it were. There are many men who, while they even do excellent work if left to their own time and way, notably fail where they attempt to provide music for a press that runs six nights in the week. The best newspaper style is not formed in a day or year. Sup posing a young man, fresh from col lege joins the "press gang" of a first class office. The words of his com mencement stage oration are stiil ringing in his ears and they repre sent his highest ideals of style. He is eager to produce them in an edi torial; for he looks down on mere news-gathering as beneath the high estate of one so learned as himself, and does not always remember that there is no present vacancy in the chair of the managing editor. He would not be human if he failed to work considerable "highfalutin" into the items which he writes. The inex orable blue pencil cuts all of this out, and the youth soon settles down to hard facts and the business of his own department, coming in time to have a horror of florid "newspaper English." Then comes the danger that he will go to the other extreme and his work become devoid of all color, on the same principle that the traditional Yankee, once noted for asking questions whilo abroad, now travels with his lips so closely sealed that the natives have hard work to find out what he is like. But if the beginner has anything in him he will gradually learn his forte and come to weave into his work a color of his own that is all the more acceptable for its originality. The man who sees a thing well can usually describe it welL Habits of close observation and a woll-trained memory make up the foundations of success of all brain-workers. And the journalist who can show up any bit of color he may chance upon, for instant use when it is most needed, is fortunate, indeed. He is like the lawyer, who, when he was congrat ulated on the exceeding appropriate ness of a story ho had told a jury, replied. "Oh, well, I've been waiting; fifteen years to tell that story." And doubly fortunate is the news chrou- icier who, seeing and remombering events well, also senses their correct relations to each other. That the tone of our periodical ' news-writing is improving so one will I deny. The quality of the men who devote themselves to it iB constantly rising, both as regards character and education. The reporter w a growing power, and he will yet come to stand on a par with the best of editors. In deed, he should be able to play the editor at any moment, and not only be allowed but expected to make-editorial comments on the events occur ring in his own field. e .. - Eveby little while some Oregon or Washington newspaper proposes a "press convention," to devise means whereby the different newspapers can protect themselves and prevent im position. The idea is a good one in the abstract but, after all, each newspaper manager must be his own guide, just the same as any other business man. It is vexatious to work for nothing, and when the con ditions of an eastern advertising agent have been fulfilled to find that he is a liar and an emissary of Satan, but the xemedy is a simple one. Take no order from any but a firm known to be responsible, except accompanied by the cash. Of course, a refusal to accept business on any other basis occasions a very sharp letter in re sponse from the eastern agent and a suggestion that his patronage will go elsewhere, but after two weeks or so comes the order and the Cash. Thje Astobian has adopted this plan, and during the two years that it has been in force has saved hundreds of dol lars and considerable time .and vexa tion. The silly practice of taking ads. at starvation prices "to fill up" is what hurts the interior journal in any state, and with our rural friends lies the remedy. It may be that the people of these United States want a postal tele graph, but one thing is sure they don't want it bad enough to pay Jay Gould $100,000,000 for it There is a clever little plan being fixed "in the interests of the people" for the gov ernment to pay the above amount for $20,000,000 worth of property. "Brick" Pomeroy, who had dropped out of sight lately has reappeared. He is now a "temperance lecturer" in New York. Dr. Johnson used to say that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" It would seem that the temperance platform is the last refuge of a sensationalist The usual February floods in the valley of the Ohio are occasioning immense damage. From Cincinnati great suffering is reported, and the impression is that the water will rise higher than in '83, when it stood 66 feet above low water mark. The clerk of New York county re cently testified that he paid the Dem ocratic managers $7,500 for his nomi nation and that his election cost him 822,500 more. Hi3 name, which the same is Keenan, indicates his nature. "Is tho Sun Dyingf ' asks the East Portland Yindicutor. Well, really, come to think, it does shine rather feebly down this way. However, we have one consolation congress is in session. It is reported that Henry Yillard is going to devote himself to the Edi son electric light interest, and will spend next year in Europe. Three Democratic officials in New York city receive each about seventy thousand dollars a year in fees. Mbs. VrxiLAiiD is said to have about $500,000 in her own name. IUKD In Astoria, February Gth. Annie Hal benson, wife of Albert Halberson, aged 23 ye-rs. NEW TU-DAY RefiularAuctionSale Saturday, Feb. 9, 10:30 A. M. AT HOLDEN'S AUCTION BOOMS. Second Hand Furniture. Doable and Three quarter Bedstead! and spring Mattresses. Comforter. .Pillows, Sheets and Biankets, Cooklnc StoTe, Crockery, Glassware, and lot or Household Effects. 1 Strone. serviceable Ba'y Carriage. 2 Fine Tassel Parlor Chairs. 1 Handsome Parlor Kocker. 40 yard Kd y J5ni3el.- Capet, nearly new. 30 yards Tapestry Carpet. 50 New Home lUankets. idozNew Rubber Coats, and lot of Sundries - l C. IIOI.DK!, Auctioneer. The Weekly Asiorian OUT In Wrappers ready for Stalling. Price, - - - Ten Cents. ASTORIA MUSICAL SOCIETY. THE ASTORIA MITMCAL SOCIETY will hereafter meet at the Library rooms In the Odd Fellows building. By order of the President. B. VAN DUSEN, Secretary. Notice of Sale. CHEN bINtJ LUNG & CO. HAVE SOLD J their goo .sand business to nong Fat of Sau rnmcbco, vho will do business un der the firm name of Wall Mug Jan. AVoue Fat will not be responsible for any debts incurred by Chen Sinn LunjjS. Co. All kinds of Chinese Good for sale. ' WONG TAT. Astoria, Oregon, Jan. 21th, lgsi. Street Superintendent's Notice. 11HE ATTKN'lION OF THE TUKUC 18 culm t thf following extract from Or dinance No 2v4: Sec. 4. No person fhall place or cauM t bo placed n any cro.8va'k. sidewalk or street, any article or thing whatsoever which .shall obs met such street or sidewalk, for "i 1 "f r period than four hours, except as prv deil in section 3 of this erdinance: provided, that this section sh-ill not apply tn mer chandise while in the actual course of receipt or delhery. and further provid ed that wood for fuel maj he al owed to be piled and remain in the street in siu-h manner as Vt cause the least bstructinn to public travel not to exceed tnrt eignt hours for each cord thereof, and not to t xceed t n dajs in he aggregate, without u permit from the Superintend ent of Streets, approved by the commit tee on streets and public ways, which said permit ihcil specify the length of time.. Sec. o. No person shill throw into' or deposit upon any puDiiu -street, nign wavor erounds. or uton any private J premises, or any w here, except such pla ces as may oe uesiKuaieu uj uic oujmti intendent of Streets, any glass, metal, broken ware, dirt, rubbish, garbage, or filth, and no person shall carry upon any sidewalk, exposed so as to be offen sive to pedestrians, any rubbish, garb age or nlth. ' THOS. LOGAN. Street Supt. Astoria. Feb. 6, 18S4. TheAl Fast Sailing Schooner "GEN. BANNING," 153 tons register, will leave Astoria, on. or about FEBRUARY 13th, 181, -JOB Gray's Harbor. She will take freight at Portland, and on her return from Portland will leave Astoria. For f u itner particulars apply to J. ft. D. GKAY. Astoria, Oregon. Notice to the Public. HAVING SOLD MY ENTIKE INTEREST In the Market and Groi-ery business to J. B. WyaU. of Portland, I take this method of erpresslnij thanks for the uniform court esy and liberal patronage of the citizens of Astoria for the patt fourteen years, and I cheerfully recommend the Arm of WyaU & Thompson to the confidence and liberal pat ronage of the public. Including especially the friends of the old firm. D. K. WARREN. Dissolution of Partnership. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Arm of Warren & Thompson Is dissolved by mutual consent, and all parties indebted to the late Arm wl)l please make immediate settlement, aud all parties having claims agaiast the flrm'or Warrrii & Thompson will please present the same to H. C. Thompson, at the old stand, for naxment. "WAKIttfN and THOMPSON. Astoria, February 1st, 1881. . NOTICE. THE BUSINESS FORMERLY DONE UN der the firmslgn Quong .Man Wa & Co. has been chanced and the business sign will hereafter be Quong Wins Hie. Wong Inj: Gum acting as agnt for Quong "Wing Hie, will do all kinds of business for the store. Dealer m Fancy Goods Etc Agent for ChtaeKe Labsr. 5-2w JORDAN & BOZORTH, A FOLL LINE OF Crockery and Glassware. COAL! COAL! The Oregon Improvement Co. Now have for sale at the new Bunkers. SEATTLE COAL For Domestic use, dean, $7.59 per ton of 2.210 lbs. For Steam use, average. $u.M per ton of 2,240 lbs. For Steam use, screenings, $4.se per ton of 2.20 lbs. Also constantly on hand Flrxt-elaiu Cumberland Coal For Blacksmith use, at market rates. Jan20-3m . Agent. Mrs. R. QUINN, GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, Crockery and alasw-are, -A. Fill I Stools. NEW GOODS CONSTANTLY RECEIVED. Northwest corner Squemoqua and Main Streets. nl7-3m Wilson & Fisher, SHIP CHANDLERS. DKAX.KB8 IN Iron, Steel, Coal, Anchors, Chains, TAR, PITCH, OAKUM, NAILS AND SPIKES, Shelf Hardware, Faints and Oils STEAM PACKING, PROVISIONS. FtOUR AlfD MIIX FJEJE1). Agents for Salem Fleuring: Mills, and Capita! Flour. FAIRBANKS STANDARD ' SCALES. All sizes, at Portland Prices, in Stock. Corner Chenamui and Hamilton Streets ASTORFA, OREGON. A. M. JOHNSON. C. J. JOHNSON. Astoria Sail Loft. MANUFACTUBEBS OF SAILS, TENTS, AWNINGS, TARPAULINS, And everything else pertaining to our Business. Lowest Price and Best Work For your Money, At the Old Stand. Leave your orders and j?et your work done at ouce. JOHNSON CO. - '- Ocegoa. Astori, You Are Sure to be Suited AT THE Leading Furniture House or ASTOEIA. CHAS. F U R N I T U R E FOE "TTT Hall, Office, Library, Parlor, Chamber and DINING ROOM, in WALNUT, CHERRY, ASH, AND MAPLE. We are without a doubt showing the Largest and Most Complete line of CHAMBER SUITS in this city, unequaled in .Design, Work manship and Finish. We Carry an IMMENSE STOCK OF CARPETS of All Designs and Colors in Body, Roxbury, and Tapestry Brussels, Three Plys, Extra Supers and Ingrains. FOSTER'S THE Billiard Parlors Are not excelled by any north of San Francisco. Nothing but the best dispensed, and every convenience fGr the com fort of guests. Imported Wines, Liquors and Cigars. The Most Complete Establishment in Astoria. AT THE. ENTRANCE TO THE 0. R. & N. DOCK. VALENTTHE3 VALENTINES Valentines! VALENTINES VALENTIN KS Valentines! THE J?' CJIbw York Novelty STOI1E! Has Just n lved DIRECT from tbe EAST, the LAlttESr and KINE-ST stock of SenUme UUad Comic VALENTINES that hj we ever been displaced here, Besld es selling them CHEAEEit than any oher house In Orr Kn we j dso fumlsh STAMP and El VELOPE3 with each VALENTINE. Remember the Place EEMEMOEB KEMKMBEB if ew York Novelty Store Opposite Parker House, MafaiStrcets.AstrUu - - Oregon. TT "DrTTVT JDVJ'XULH. F U R N I T U R E THE EXCHANGE. and Club Rooms PIANOS AND O EGANS SMALL MUSICAL 1NSTEUME OF ALL KINDS. FINEST VIOLIN STRINGS, Slieet MlTJ.sG Piano, and Organ Instructor -OELEBUATED STECI&OABEPIAK0S1 USED BY President of United States" "Governor of Oregon," Astoria Musical Society, Mrs. J. W. Conn, of Astoria, And other prominent persons. Pianos and Organs of many leading makes, who:esale and retail. Including CELEBRATED TABER ORGANS. AM WONDERFUL LITTLE GIANT STECK PIANO Largest House on This Coast. GARDNER Bros., 165 First St., Portland, Oregon. The Portland and Astoria STEVEDOEE COMPANY Is prepared to contract wltk masters and consignees of vessels for the Loading and Unloading of Vessels AT EITHEE FORT. Promptness and satlsfacttea guaranteed la all cases. Reatty for Business FRANK L. Fresh. Fruits FANCY GROCERIES. TEH apply to lh Captain, or to EMPIRE STORES RE-OPENING ! Fine Goods - Reduced Prices Ladies desirous of procuring Goods unequaled in Style and Finish will take pleasure in examining our Stock of SUES, SATINS and DRESS GOODS. IN THE GENTS' FTTRNISHING DEPARTMENT, Everything is Complete and of the "best PRAEL BROS. John A. Montgomery, DRACRK I Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware. A Gei end Assortment of HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Agents for Magee Stoves and Ranges The liest in the market. 1'iumhlni; goods of all kinds on hand. Jot work done in a woikmanllke manner. 9 g - . !.' ! -i . ' iw-mm. PLUMBING, (-Ab FITTING, Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms. Clifnamns Street, Xext to C L. Parker's Store. ASTORIA, - - OREGON. THE" NEW MODEL A FULX STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND. 3SS. n.- TT A WiiiS, Two doors east of Occident Hotel. . ASTORIA. OREGON. M. OL3EX. J. OUSTAFiiON. A.JOHHSOW. MARTIN OLSEN & CO. EALERS IN FURNITURE 25 BEDDING. Corner Mutn and Squcnioqaa Streets. Astoria, Orecaa. WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMINGS; WALL PAPER ETC A Complete Stock. PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD. AT.T. KINDS OF FFKIITirRK It EPA 1 18 Kit AIVI VIRISITET. YOTT CAN TAKE THE CAKE! And by Buji, sltat F. B. ELBERSON'S SEASIDE BAKERY You will be sure that It is worth taking. Every Variet 01 Fine Cakes and Confectionery Special Inducements For the Holiday. Trade. Candies, Christmas Tree Trim mings, Etc. The Best Quality of Fine ZBxre,ca. Dedvered every doming SEASIDE BAKEEY, F. B.F.TjKEHOX. Prnirirtnr. -HacKmetack." a lasting anil fra grant perfume. Price 25 ana M cent. Sold bW.E. Dement PARKER. g Vegetables STEA.HEB CUBA PARKER Eben P. Parker, Master. For TOWING, FP.EIGHT orCHAK II. It. PAKKKK. AND CANNERY WORK RANGE CAN BE HAD IN AS TOKIA ONLY OF E. B. HAWE9, AGENT CALL AND EXAMINE IT, YOU WILL BE PLEASED. E. K. HA WES Is also agent for the Ml patent (Mil Stove And other first-class stores. Furaac Work, Steam Fit--ini3. ate, a specialty W"fC California Exchange The beat of California and Foreign Wines and Liquors Kept Constantly on Hand Domestic aud Forelsa Clcrs r the beat Brands. NATIONAL BREWERY BEER. On Concomly between Benton and Lara- t-tte streets, lui GEORGE GORLIEK I. "W. CASE, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE AND KB TAIL DEALER IN GENERAL IHRCHAMSE roraer Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTORIA. - - - - OBIGOH
